Evening Express

The Railway Outrage. OFFICIAL INQUIRY TO-DAY. I The Great Western Railway officials and the Denbighshire police made a. thorough investigation to-day of the sensational attempted train wrecking at Llangollen last Thursday. Rowland Evans, signalman, with Chief-inspector Thomas (Chester), Deputy- Chief-constable Jones, Police-sergeant Wyse, and Police-constable Thomas, visited the scene of the outrage, and Evans repeated his heroic story of successfully stopping a passenger train and avoiding a terrible catastrophe. A lengthy consultation between Police- inspector Thomas and Superintendent Parton followed, but efforts to trace the aaiscreants have proved unavailing. (OTHER PARTICULARS ON PAGE 2.) ■*—■——

i CARDIFF MAN'S BRAVERY. I Saves a Woman's Life at Bristol. I The story of a Cardiff man's gallant con- duct was told before the Bristol magistrates this morning, and won very hearty praise from the bench. It seems that Harvey J. Garratt was on Good Friday paying a visit to Bristol, and when walking ia a. suburb information was brought to him that a woman had jumped into the River Avon near by. With great courage, and wearing as he was his complete holiday attire, he jumped into the water and effected a gallant rescue at considerable risk. Ellen Durbin, the woman in question, told the magistrates tha.t she had of late been very depressed. Whilst walking near the river she was seized with an impulse to eommit suicide, jumped into the water, and, doubtless, would have been drowned but for the gallantry of the Cardiff man. The justices remanded the woman, and paid pleasing tribute to the courage of Garratt.

TERRIBLE OUTRAGE. I Mother and Two Children Burnt -to Death. Salonika, April 10.—The following somewhat belated account of a horrible outrage, perpe- trated by Bulgarians upon Bulgarians, may serve to show the hollownoess of the oftem trumpeted recoucili-ation of the different factions of the Bulgarian revolutionary party ia Macedonia Okiventz, March 2.—The Bulgarian chiefs, 6-toiko Bakalof and Ri-tso, both belonging to the Vurkhovdst party, who are anta- gonists of Sandaiisky, accompanied by ten men in Bulgarian uniform, arrived at the village of Libofka, in the Series district, the villagers taking to flight as the band approached. The Comitajets immediately surrounded a. group of nine houses, the remaining inhabitants of which they drove out, keeping with them, however, the wife I of Anghel Montoho. aged thirty years, together with her two little girls, aged eight and three respectively. I They then set fire to the house. When the fire was well kindled Captain Kitso forced the wife of Anghel Mentscho and her two children to enter one of the houses, the floor of which was already burning, and then locked them in leaving two comitajas to guard the door so a.s to prevent egress or rescue. A French gendarmerie officer, who after- wards visited the village, found among the "uins some human teeth and bits of calcined bone-s. The only explanation of the outrage is thac Anghel Mentcho, the husband and father of the victims, had recently given hospitality, perhaps against his will, to Cap- tain Sandansky. The conditions of the villagers in the Libofka district is described as miserablfe in the exiT-me with no avenue of hope left open for them. They are taxed and terrorised by cruel and rapacious bands of the opposing factions.—Router.

MAKING HIMSELF AT HOME. An unknown, gentleman, who made himself quite at home, entered Bryntlrion, the rest- denoe of Mr. Lloyd, late divisional etLgineer on the Great Western Railway, on Wednes- day night. Mr. Lloyd is about to leave the (house wlhich had been unoccupied for some time, he being on the Continent. On Thurs- day morning it was noticed that a pane of tiaea in the front and another in the rear of the premises were broken. The intruder cot in by means of the window at the back. He tumbled things up a bit, but, finding ,nothing to satisfy his cupidity, made a bed in one of the bedrooms and went to sleep. It may be safely assumed that he had a good night's resit. Anyhow, he was undis- turbed. i

SUICIDE IN PRISON CELL. I Thomas M'Mulliu, w,axehDusem.vn, of Lau- rieston, near Falkirk, who was on Thursday remanded on a charge of attempted wife murder and stabbing three persons who went to the woman's assistance, was found on Friday morning by the police, on their enteririg the cell in which he was confined, to have committed suicide. The cell wmdow was smashed, and in his hand M'Mullin held a. piece of -glass, with which he had evidently 1 cut his throat. M.'Mullin, who was an ex. i soldier, had suffered from sunstroke. •

A Famous Scholar. 1 I DEATH OF lCHARD GARNET I Dr. Richard Garnett, C.B., died at his Hampstea? residence at five o'clock on Good Friday morning from internal hemorrhage, aged 71 years. Deceased was f<v many years connected with the British Mnseum, having been an assistant in the library in 1851, superinten- dent of the reading-room in 1875, and keeper of the printed books from 1890 to 1899. He was the author of a, large number of publi- cations, including works dealing with the lives of Oarlyle, Emerson, and Milton. Dr. Garnett contributed to the "Encyclopaedia Britannica," and was editor of the Interna- tional Library of Famous Literature. He bad been president of the Library Associar tion. the Modern Language Association, and the Bibliographical Society, and was vice- president of the Royal Society of Literature, and also a member of the Dante Society. The late Dr. Garnett took a prominent part in the annual conference of the Library Association held in Cardiff in .the autumn of 1895, and some of his speeches on that occasion created a notable impression. One memorable occasion was the lavish enter- tainment of the members by the late Marquess of Bute at Caerphilly Castle, when Dr. Garnett gave an address distinguished for its learning and high literary merit. He was on the occasion of that visit the guest of Mr. Louis Tyler, Cathedral-road, Cardiff. Among those who have special ground for deploring the death of Dr. Garnett is Mr. J. Ballinger, the Cardiff City Librarian, with whom the deceased had been for years on terms of intimate friendship, and between whom there had been a considerable degree of co-operation in matters appertaining to library development. Mr. Ballinger, in an interview with a representative of the "Western Mail," declared that he had heard of the death with much sorrow, as it involved the lose of a valued personal friend. He never went to London without visiting Dr. Garnett, and found him the pleasantest and most interesting of companions. Dr. Garnett took a great inter«Bfe ft the prosperity of the Cardiff Fres Library, with which he was very familiar, and upon which he looked with a very kindly eye He also took a very keen interest in the children's department of library work in Cardiff, carried on at the school?, and now under the education com- mittee. He looked upon it as one of the most important developments of library work. He was, without doubt, the most distinguished librarian of the nineteenth century. In addi- tion to his eminence as a man of letters, his knowledge of Englieh literature was pro- found, and he was frequently consulted even by learned men. Mr. Ballinger related that he visited Dr. Garnett at the latter's honse in the autumn of last year, and was informed that the doctor was sometimes besieged by visitors from Amerioa, who came out of regard for his great learning, and just to look at him.

A FLAT TRAGEDY. I One Man Shot; Another I Wounded. Early yesterday morning Mr. Henry Miller, of New York, a retired soldier, was awakened by noises made by alleged burglars. Mr. Miller took a revolver from under his pillow and killed one man and wounded the other. Mrs. Miller, who got out of bed, was actually struggling with one man. when her husband fired, and was herself slightly wounded in the leg. Now it is stated that the disturbers of the Millpm,' rest were not burglars but acquaint- I ances or the Millers' lodger, who were en- gaged on a mere friendly call." The hour selected for this call was two a.m.! Mrs. Miller contradicts the statement of the sur- viving alleged burglar, declaring that he tried to strangle her, while her husband says the other man rushed towards him saying, Now, then. hand over your money." /it is certain that there was a desperate I fight in the fiat between the Millers and the suspects, named Scanlon and Donovan, and also that the latter were well known to the Millers' lodger, with whom the Millers them- selves were not on the best of terms.

ORiGIN OF THE PEARL. I At the last meeting of the Paris Academy of Science, M. Edmond Perrifer, the natura- list, made an interesting communication on behalf of M. Seurat, whose patient researches at Tahiti promise to upset the generally received notion as to the genesis of the pearl. According to M. Seurat, the foreign body which becomes in process of time the pearJ, is nothing else than a parasite of the oyster and the giant skate—the eagle of the seas, it is called-in the intestines of which it is rapidly developed and reproduced. This parasite is a. little tenia of the genus tylocophalum. The fact that pearls are found in fresh water shells leads to the conjecture that some other fish possibly plays the role of the skate in fresh water.

I I 1111. WORRYING A LAMB. I At Ponty-pooi Police-court to-day a claim was made against James Wall, ironworker, Pontnewynydd, by George Bath, farmer, Abersychan, for 15s., being the amount of damage done by defendant's dog to a lamb owned by prosecutor at Abersychan on March 27. Defendant pleaded not guilty, stating that his dog was not out of the house on the morning in question, but a machine-minder, named George Payne, said that on the morn- ing in question he saw a "white dog with brown spots," which was said to belong to defendant, seize the lamb by the throat and worry it. John Mancock, haulier, Pontnewynydd, who was called as a witness by defendant, stated that the dog which killed the lamb belonged to him, and not to Wall. He offered to settle with the prosecutor as soon as the lamb was injured, but he refused 15s. and asked for £1. The summons was dismissed, and the Clerk advised Mancock to pay up before he received a summons

ANOTHER FORT CHABROL I Martin, a Colonist of Algeria, has turned hie house into a. Fori Ohabrol, and is defying the French nmd native gendarmes sent to dis- lodge him.. tfce man was about to be sold up for debts long due, when he adopted Fort C'habrol tactics. Outside his barricaded door he has posted up the following notice:— "Martin is a stronger and a better man than Stoessel, and never goes out without his Win- chester and his revolver." The fortified house is in the village of Beni Amran, off the line from Algeris to Constantme. On I Thursday Martin stole out of his fort un- perceived, and fired a, shot from his rifle at a neighbour'named Cousin, whom he accuses of being a spy on his movements. Cousin escaped death by ducking his head in time. The new Fort Chabrol will most likely have to be dynamited, as was done in other cases of the sort. I

SOCIALISTS AND NO RENT. I At the resumed conference of the Social Demoncratic Federation at Bradford to-day I fraternal messages were received from Bristol and South-West Manchester and Lynn. Speaking in support of a motion advocating a Homestead Act, protecting household goods from seizure for debt, Mr. H. M. Hyndbazn suggestei that a no-rent agita.tion, stated some time ago should be revived in London and the provinces. I A resolution in favour ot a Homestead Act was adopted. (

WAS IT PREMONITION Dead Revivalist's Last Farewell. "PERHAPS WE WILL NEVER MEET AGAIN." The victim of the Rhymney Railway horror, Miss Eunice Thomas, who was found decapi- tated on the line (as reported on Page 2), is reported to have bade her friends "Good-bye," instead of the customary farewell, when leaving them on Thursday night. On being asked the reason, for doing so, she said, "Oh, perhaps we will never meet again." Miss Thomas had no need to be in service, for her parents are in a fairly comfortable position. On Wednesday evening she left Mr..William Jones's house, and was taken by a friend to Mrs. Jane Jones, who keeps a small grocer's shop at 130, Commer- cial-street. Mrs. Jane Jones, with motherly sympathy, readily accommodated lier for the night. It was understood Miss Thomas would return to her employer on the following day, a.nd ask for her box and belongings. Mrs. Jane Jones describes her as of a happy dis- position, but her nerves appeared to be highly strung. In making the journey to and from Bargoed it has been noticed that she has always booked a. first return ticket, with the solitary exception of Thursday last -the afternoon preceding the tragedy—on which day she travelled third class. This in itself was considered out of the ordinary, for the journey is so short that first-class tickets are rarely booked for the journey, but it tends to show that the girl had superior ideas, and all her acquaintances say that she made a charming companion. Miss Thomas stated to her friends that her money had been left in her clothes at Mr. Jones's house.

TRACKED BY A WIFE. A Remarkable Bigamy Story. Frank Greener, aged 40, a hop merchant's manager, of Bergholt-crescent, Stoke Newing-j 4kvo, was charged, on remand, at North London Police-court with feloniously inter- marrying Florence Sophia Smith, his first- wife, Emma Priscilla Greener, being then and now aJive. Mr. Fairbairn, in opening the case, said that the prisoner was first married twenty years ago to Miss Emma Priscilla. Blandford, at St. Andrew's Church. Peck ham. He lived with her for some years, end then separated from her under a deed. Shortly after this he met Miss Florence Sophia Smith, and they were married at St. Faith's, Stoke New- ington. For about eighteen months he treated her very well, but when he began to neglect her she became suspicious, and made inquiries, with the result that she found he had been married before. She opened one of his letters, which bore the postmark Stockwell," and on two or three occasions followed him. On one occasion she saw him in a room with a lady and child. She knocked at the door of the house, but was refused admission. She got round to the back of the I house and entered, but then the lady and child had vanished. After this he threatened her with a revolver. When she found the true state of affairs she gave him into custody. Florence Sophia Smith, the second wife, said she went through a form of marriage, after the usual publication of banns, with the prisoner nearly two years ago. She gave details of the way in which she discovered that the prisoner was married, and added that several of the persons who assisted at the wedding knew that thte prisoner was a married man-in fact. one of them used to take the allowance to the first wife, Mr. Chapman said that the prisoner would have to go for trial, but he could go out on two sureties of 150.

A VOLCANO OF GAS. I Capping the Crater with an Iron I Hood. A thrilling account of the capping" of a flaming gas volcano in the Oaney field, Kansas, is given in the "Petroleum World." The fire was caused by lightning. As the electric fluid came in contact with the gas there was a blinding flash, amd the earth shook with the roar that followed. The lightning had transformed the six-inch stream of vapour into a raging volcano. The gas well is known as the Vanderpod No. 1, and belongs to the New York Oil and Gas Conjpaay. It is one of the greatest gushers ever discovered. Its shaft leads into a vast depository of gas, whose force, pent up for ages, exerts a terrific pressure. A manifestation of the power that lay under- neath the flame was seen when an iron hood weighing 73,0001b. was dropped on the hole. It was fliyned off as a boy shoots a paper wad with his thumb. A few days later the hood was repaired, its weight was increased, and it was again clapped over the hole. The mass of iron stuck, but within twelve hours the sand blast that poured out of the shaft bad riddled the great iron cap till it was full of holes. Out of every hole shot a flame, and the whole looked like an infernal bouquet of fire spray. So fieroe was the heat that an ipch steel cable was burned in two directly it touched the flames. The task of removing the wrecked hood from the well to make way for another was a difficult problem. A cannon was taken to the scene, and solill shot were fired into the white-hot mass. Only part of the obstruction was moved in this way, when the workers, becoming impatient, lifted the remainder with a specially rigged derrick. The flames shot from the earth with such tremendous pressure that the roar could be heard at Independence, Kansas, twenty miles away. Conversation was impossible within 300ft. The light it shed at night was such that a newspaper could be read a mile away, .and a brook running close to the fire was converted into steam. After the failure with the first hood a new and heavier one was obtained, with which the well was finally capped and the I flames subdued.

PARIS VAN THIEVES. I Mr. Vanderbilt's boots and a Spanish Am. 'bassador's uniform were not the only valu- able .property found in the possession of the delivery va-a thieves, Guillemin and Thie- baut, who will shortly be brought up for (trial in Paris. Two Peruvian generals had apparently been waiting in vain for their uniforms, and several ladies for their valuable lace under- skirts, as these articles have been found at There were 186 sill-, the prisoners' lodgings: There were 186 silk skirts and 236 phonograph rolls. ) Mr. Vanderbilt's boot bill amounted to the l respectable total of L30, while the Spanish Ambassador's uniform, expressly ordered for fthe King's wedding, coet £200.

RESCUE FROM THE RIVER AT I NEWPORT. A boy named Emmett Logan, six years of 'I age, residing at 49, Lyne.road, was playing I on a ALGD on the east slide of the River Usk at Newport, near the harbour commis- sioners' cottages, on Friday, when he over- bakunifced and fell into the water. Matthew Barry, a man who happened to be passing at the time, waded in the wat&r up to hia waist and got the boy out. Other than having a, good wetting, he did not appear to be any the worse for his experience.

MUTINY ON A PORTUGUESE WARSHIP Lisbon, Sa?turd&y—Newspapers report a mutiny on the board the Portuguese warship Vasco da Gama. The naval authorities have taken every possible measure to restore order.—Reuter.

WHISTLER ETCHINGS FOR NEW YORK? The New York "Tribune" states that an Americau firm of priotsdlers has purchased the Edwards collection of Whistler etchings, whdoh formed part oi A& memorial exhibi- tion at the new gallery in London, t-

j The Volcano Terror. A RUSH OF TOURISTS EXPECTED. NAPLES, Friday. The rain of ashes has ceased completely. The sky is clear and the enn shining brightly. Vesuvius is becoming visible. The public arc re-gaining confidence, and the streets are resuming their normal aspect. At Torre Annunziata. ordinary work is being resumed, and in various districts refugees are returning to their homes without I anxiety. King Victor Elumanusi left for Torre del Greco and Regina at eight o'clock this morn- ing on a torpedo-boat. The Queen went out in a motor-car to visit the victims of the volcanic eruption in the hospitals. Friday Evening. The. King is still visiting the victims of the disasters, and is greetad everywhere with enthusiasm. Professor Ma-ttucei telegraphs from the Obs,erva,tory that the situation has improved, and he has hopes that everything will be quiet in two or three days. Rear-admiral Manceron has called on the prefect to convey the co-ndolenoes of the, French Government, and has handed over a, i sum of 15,000 francs for the relief of the people who have suffered through the erup- tion. The British Consul-General has informed the prefect tha.t King Edward, in order to show the sympathy of Great Britain with the population of Naples and the Italian Government, will send to Naples his Majesty's ship Leviathan, commanded by Rear-Adniiral the Hon. Hedworth Lambton. —Reu.ter. TURIN, Friday. A party of 110 Englishmen has passed through here going to See the eruption. Two hundred more are expected on Tuesday. Reuter. ROME, Friday Night. As a, consequence of the wind. having changed its direction, the rain of aehee from Vesuvius is now falling in the neighbour- hood of Casoria. To-day a large number of people have been able to ascend the volcano, and considerable interest has been caused by the marked change in the appearance of the crater, which is now fully three times its former size. Throughout the whole dura- tion of the disaster several little bands of the inhabitants of houses in the direct vicinity of the volcano have been taking refuge in caves, keeping themselves alive by eating roots and herb. Messrs. Cook have engaged a number of workmen to restore the funicular railway to Vesuvius, as they are fully expecting a rush of English and American tourists now that the eruption is subsiding. It is hoped to find that the line is not seriously damaged, although it is in places deeply covered with ashes. In an interview to-day Signor Mattuci, director of the Vesuvius Observatory, stated that thousands of birds Ifad flown into the observatory in a famished condition, and in the district affected by the eruption the bodies of innumerable swallows had been found. Interviewed to-day, Professor Ricco, direc- tor of the observa-tory at Catania, stated that Etna and Stromboli were absolutely calm, Stromboli, indeed, appearing to be quite extinct. Last night the convicts in the chief prison revolted in sympathy with the general feel- ing of panic. A strong body of troops there- upon escorted them to the warships in the port, where they remain. According to dispatches in the Rome news- papers, the King during his last visit to Ottajano saw a priest standing in the street, and called him to the Royal presence. Were you here at the moment of the great catas- trophe?" asked his Majesty. No, sir," replied the priest; I managed to escape." Then," said the King, I do not wish. to ha.ve anything more to eay to a priest who has deserted his manifest duty." The work of demolishing unsafe buildings continues without intermission, and in the course of it further bodies of victims are constantly being unearthed.Geutrol News. King Rebukes, a Priest. I The King has spent days of great activity. He has visited Ottajano, where the removal of the bodies from the ialien church is still going on. Over 100 bodies were removed in the presence of the King, bringing the total up to about 500. His Majesty was seen in tears. He noticed a parieih priest, and, accosting him, said: "My friend, how did you escape?" The priest replied: "Your Majesty, I put myself out of danger." "What do you mean?" asked the King. Understanding the danger, I went, to idole," was the reply. His Majesty rejoined wnathfully: "What! You, God's minister, fled! Who administered the Sacraments and comforted the dying? My soldiers, I suppose. You are deserving of great blame." It is said that this incident has created a great stir at the Vatican. Two Families Dug Out. I Rome, Saturday.—The eruption continues to diminish, very little, indeed, being now thrown up from the crater. Meantime the excavators &re busily at work. At Ottajono two families, consisting of ten persons, were dug out. They had found a refuge in a cave, and were little the worse for thetr incarceration. Several bands of malefactors, who were scouring the district and indulging in plunder, have been arrested.—Central News.

ACCIDENT TO SIR C. NUGENTI A Cranborne telegram states that while Sir Charles Nugent was riding on Friday afternoon his hack put a foot in a hole and rolled completely over its rider. The injury sustained by Sir Charles was, fortu- nately, nothing more serious than a deep scalp wound, which necessitated several switches.

DEATH OF DR. STANTIAL. I The Rev. Thomas Stantial, D.C.L., vicar of St. John's, Bury St. Edmunds, since 1884, died on Thursday night in his eightieth year. He was formerly headmaster of Bridgwater Grammar School, and subsequently of Rams- gate College School. He was several years vioar of St. John's, Clapham Rise.

FERNDALE COLLIER CRUSHED TO DEATH. David Evans, collier, of 65, Lake-street, Ferndale, was killed on Friday morning. Evans was engaged working at the No. 5 Pit when a fall of coal took place, squeezing him against a post, with the result that he died almost immediately.

AMERICAN COAL DISPUTE. I In spite of the pessimistic expressions of some of the miners amd scale committeemen, Mr. Mitchell, president of the miners' asso- ciation, is hopeful that a peaceful settlement will be reached in the controversy with the anthracite operators. He will send an answer to the masters permitting a con- ti-u-us,uc.e of the negotiations.-Reuter.

A DISASTROUS WRECK. I Lloyd's telegraphing yes- { terday, ooys :-The County of Roxburgh, Chili for Melbourne in ballast, has been r wrecked at Puamota. Islands. Ten. of the I crew lost; remainder landed here.

FUNERAL OF MR. WILLIAM HALE, AT WHITCHURCH. The funeral took place at Whitchurch on Friday of Mr. William Hale, son of the late Mr. William Hale, an old inhabitant of the Village. The deceased, who was only 40 years of age, had resided at Liverpool for some time, where at the end of last week he died suddenly from phthisis. He was born and educated at Whitchurch, and before removing to Liverpool held a position of responsibility at C ardiff. He \VM genial and large-hearted, and was highly respected. His rem?M.s were brought from Liverpool and deposited in the family vault at St. Mary's Church, a large number of the leading inhabitants attending the obsequies. Messrs. G. Stone and Co., 11, Working-street, carried out the funeral arrangements.

I FIERY MINE TO BE FLOODED I The directors of the three northern mines 1 at Broken Hill, New South Wales, have decided to fiood the Junction Mine, owing > to HM slow progrem made in repreBamg the Are there.—Reuter.

i Mortality Among Men. ) ——— WOMEN'S BETTER CHANCE OF LIFE Judging from the figures given by the Registrar-General the female portion of our population can congratulate itself on having I much better chances of life than the male. it is a curious fact that 17,255 more males than females were born in the year 1904. But 16,628 more males than females died during the year, so that, roughly speaking, the status quo of the sexes was preserved. The Registrar-General shows how much greater is the wastage among the males than among the females. Thus, the first five years of life, he says, are much more destructive to boys than to girls. In the succeeding ten years, it is true- i.e., between the age of five and fifteen-the female mortality equals or even exceeds the male. But after the age of fifteen meu die much faster than WOlllen: It appears that this superior vitality of the weaker sex holds good both in urban and in rural areas. If we take last year's figures, we find that the death-rate of males was 17.3, and that of females 15.2 per 1,000 living of each sex respectively. But of equal numbers estimated to be living in 1904 there were 1,136 deaths of males to 1,000 deaths of females. Looking as far back as 1855 (the limit of the official return), we find a constant excees of males barn, and an equally constant equalisation by death. It 43, perhaps, not to be wondered at that of the 59 centenarians who died in 1904 42 were women and only 17 men. In three other respects it seems to be a better thing to be born a girl than a boy. For from a table given by the Registrar it appears that: 1. While 28,000 males died in workhouses in England and Wales in 1904, only 19,000 females suffered a similar fate. 2. That onJy 13,235 females died in hos- pitals, as against 18,000 males; and 3. That 5,117 men died in lunatic asylums, as against only 4,634 women.

KILLED WHILST BEING PHOTO- GRAPHED. Miss Florence Leach, a olerk in Bourne- mouth Post-office, and daughter of a former etationmaster, was killed by a fall of cliff at Chewton, near Christchurch, on Good Friday evening. She was spending the holiday with some friends, and was being photographed in a group under the cliff when a quantity of sand and cliff fell, and Miss Leach was I killed. The others escaped by running into the sea.

YEARS SPENT IN PRISON The Man Who Insulted the Kaiser I Strange methods of earning a living are frequently employed in this strenuous age of fierce competition, but the most remark- able way of procuring food and lodging at other people's expense has been invented by a German shoemaker, named George Schoene, formerly a resident of Goerlitz. He makes a business of insulting the German Emperor, and he has pursued this occupation with un- varying success for the last ten years. Schoene came to the conclusion that it was unjust for him to be obliged to work hard for thirteen hours a. day in order to earn a weekly wage of fourteen shillings while other people are enjoying a superfluity of wealth, and he combined with these theories a rooted dislike for any kind of labour. One day he stood in the street in front of the principal police station in Goerlitz and shouted at the top of his voice a long and vehement denunciation of the German Emperor. Schoene was arrested and indicted on a charge of lese-majeste. At his triaJ. he offered no explanation of his conduct what- ever, and the court, in view of his previous good record, passed the minimum sentence for this offenoe-that of two months' im- prisonment. Thia was precisely what Schoene desired. He thought prison was a great improve- ment on the hard life which he had lived as a sweated shoemaker, and he made up his mind that his incarceration would not ter- minate a.t the end of the two months. When he was released from the prison at Goarhtz Schoene walked straight through the town to the exact spot in front of the principal polioe-etation where he had com. mitted hie first offence, and proceeded once more to bawl out at the top of his voice insults aimed at the Kaiser. Again a crowd assembled, and again the police swooped down and arrested the culprit. This being the second offence, he was aeatenced to six months' imprisonment, which he enjoyed as much as the first. When he was released for the second time he again walked to the 6ame spot, shouted his familiar abuse of the Emperor, and sub- mitted, with feedings of the keenest pleasure, to arrest. This time he was senteniced to one year's impriBananent. This process was repeated time after time until Schoene had bipeut ten years in prison. The authorities have made various attempts to evade the necessity of sending Schoene to prison for this offence, but with- out success. Recently Schoene was released from prison after serving a sentence of two yeans, and he immediately repeated the offence in the old familiar way. He has now been sen- tenced to four years' imprisonment, because the law provides that repetition of this crime must be punished with increased severity. Schoene, who is now 32 years of age, will thus, at the aga of 36, have spent fifteen years in voluntary imprisonment. When questioned at his trial on the motives of his extraordinary conduct, Schoene replied:- "I am perfectly happy in the career which I have chosen. The idea that the loss of liberty has rendered me unhappy is entirely false. In j?son I enjoy, as a matter of fact, In 2 ?= y than I possessed as a victim of the sweating system. I endure no hardships. I have no cares, and I know that provision will be made for me, not only during my youth and manhood but also in my old age. Why should I, in these circumstances, hesi- tate to seek the hospitality of his Majesty s prisons?

WELSH FOR THE WELSH. I At to-day's meeting of the Newport Board of Guardians, Mr. R. T. James, in accordance I with motion, proposed that the guardians should ask the Local Government Board that, aJl other things being equal, they should appoint to the vacancy about to be caused by the resignation of Mr. Birchain a gentle- man able to speak the WeLsh language. He said the matter would not be particularly applicable to the Newport Union, but would I be of benefit in North Wel- and some parts of Cardiganshire. Welsh had been said to be the language of Eden, and some people l thought it would also be the language of I Heaven; but he hoped it would not be, as he should like to be able to converse with I seme of his friends whom he had known lie re. The Rev. D. Bevart Jones seconded the I motion, which was not opposed, and was carried nein. con.

I GREEN-EYED MONSTER AT MAESTEG. I At Bridgend to-day Catherine Spanswick, of Cross-street, Maesteg, zt married woman, summoned Mary Ann Collins, of Temple- street, Maesteg, for assault. Complainant stated that Mrs. Collins came into her house on April 2, called her names, and struck her on the temple, knocking her down. She also gave witness a black eye. The defendant's story was that her hus- band went ijito Mrs. SpaJ^ick s house and treated her fand the lodger to drink. She (witness) had lived a cruel life during the past few years owing to this woman. The Bench thought there was great provo- cation and dismissed the case.

A CHILD BURNT TO DEATH I This morning John Ferguson, aged three years, was burned toO dea-th in his father's house at Glasgow. The father had just left to secure a. coffin for another ohild, and the mother was procur- ing milk from a cart in the street. I

RAILROAD RATE LEGISLATION. I I An important discussion regarding the pending railroad ra.te legislation took place at White House on Friday. President Roose- velt suggested the wisdom of adopting one or other of the amendments proposed by Senators Simmons and Vallary to the Hep- burn Rate Bill. Both a-re designed to prevent unusual delay in the consideration of appli- j oataone for temporary iniumetiond against unlawful iwtes. It is reg-rded as likely that ruch amendment may be Beatw.

I TO- DAY'S FOOTBALL. I Cardiff v. Barbarians. I (BY "FORWARD.") Beautiful spring weather prevailed at Cardiff for the annual Eastertide match between the blue and bLacks and the Bar- barins. The latter, who suffered a five-point defeat at the hands of Penarth yesterday, had considerably altered their team to meet the all-conquering Cardiffiarw. In the home side, too, there were important alterations. H. B. Winfleld found that his injured shoulder made it quite impossible for him to play, and he was deputised by Frank Woods, of the Reserves. Not ava-ilable of the ten forwards selected by the committee last Monday night were J. Brown and G. North- more, and thus the other eight got into team without any heartburnings. As compared with the team which played against Penarth there were seven changes in the side which opix>sed Cardiff. After the prolonged drought the ground was very hard, but had been well- watered. There was a small, but rapidiy incroasing crowd, when the teams fielded in this order ju-t after three o'clock. Cardiff: Back, Frank Woods; three-quarter bcks, J. L. Williams, R. T. Ga.be, E. G. Nicholls. and C. F. Biggs; half-backs, R. J. David and P. F. Bush; forwards. W. Neill, A. Brioe, J. Powell. D. Weetacotf, E. Rum- below, F. Smith, J. Pugsley, aud E. Harding. Barbarians: Back, M. G. A. Edwards; three-quarter backs, D. Lambert, J. M. M'Keand, J. T. Timmins, and H. F. B. Hear- son; half-books, A. D. St-oop and A. L. Wade; forwards, F. Stout, A. F. Harding, J. C. Jen- kins, J. F. V'illiadTu?, E. W. Roberts, C. J. Nowbodd, G. "TT. B. T)obbs. and J. Ross. Referee, Mr. Ben Lewis, Pontypridd. Bush won the toss, and made the first run of the mbatch on the blind side. His pass went astray, but by good work in the loose Cardiff reached the Barbarians' 25. The visiting forwards were breaking up the scrums quickly, and were giving some trouble in this respect, but their back play was not good. Then came a wonderful piece of work by the Cardiff backs. On the far side the ball was heeled out to David, who was promptly knocked off it by Wade. The inside half, however, recovered possession, and sent a sharp pass to Bush, who slipped away in his best style up the touch-line, and upon reaching Edwards handed on to Biggs, who ran over without difficulty. Just after more fine passing was seen by Cardiff, Nicholls, Gabe, and Williams handling effectively. The left wing had two men to contend with when the ball reached him, and was held just out- side. Glaring off-side play by Wade a moment later gave Cardiff a penalty, and Bush, from midway between the posts and the touch-line, kicked a grand goal. Cardiff Half-time score. Cardiff 14 points. Barba.rians nothing. POINTS AND SCORES. 3.15.—Barbarians kicked off. Cecil Biggs returned to touch in neutral ground. 3.18.-Dg,vid passed out to Nicholls from the scrum, who kicked into touch in the visitors' land. 3 20.—Smart ipas.-jing between David, Bush, and Cecil Biggs. The la.ttsr romped over. Bush (failed to put on the extras. 3.23.—Clever passing by Cardiff. Williamas tackled ncg>r visitors' goal line. 3 25.—Barbarians penalised. Ball pnaced for the Cardiff skipper, who converted. 3.28.-N3ill m?4red. and fhad to retire. 3 30.—Beautiful 'passing by Cardiff tihird line. Nicholls got over, tyut the referee dis- allowed the effort. 3.34.—Cardiff again (attacked, and Johnny Williams scored very trickily. Tne try was not converted. 3.37.-N.e,ill returned to play. 3.40—Williams took a shot at goal, but the baU fell sfconr. 3.43.—Splendid .rush by Cardiff compelled, the Barbarians to kick the ball dead. 3.45.—Woods next tried a dropped goal, but failed. 3.47.-Tricky run by Bush, wlio passed out i well, and Williams scored. Bush con- vcrtro. 3.50.-A ^tong kick by the Barbarians com- pelled Cardiff to touch down. 3.53.-0a.rdiff ipressed hotly, but Barbari.ans ileft centre intercepted a :P-y¡8, and travelled well into Cardiff ground. 3.55.—Half-time—Cardiff 14 points, Bar- barians nil.

EASTER WEDNESDAY. LAST GREAT MATCH OF THE SEASON. CARDIFF AND NEWPORT Versus GLAMORGAN AND MONMOUTH- SHIRE LEAGUES. AT THE CARDIFF ARMS PARK. KICK-OFF, 4.30. Popular Prices. Excursion and Special Trains from all Parts. e2193 EASTER MONDAY. GRAND LACROSSE MATCH, SOUTH WALES v. ESSEX, LLANDAFF FIELDS. FACE OFF AT 2.15 P.M. elI75 CARDIFF FOOTBALL CLUB. CARDIFF ARMS PABK. Kick-off Three o'clock Each Day. Saturday, April 14th, BARBARIANS v. CARDIFF. Easter Mcnday, Awil 16th, LEICESTER v. CARDIFF. eZW4 Bridzend Football Club Sports, Easter Monday, April 16th, 1806.—Foot Racing and Horse Racing.-For entry forma wply W. Bradshaw, Pen-y-bryn, Bridgend. e2169

French Postmen's Strikel THREE HUNDRED EMPLOYES I SUPERSEDED. M. Barthou, the French Minister of Public Works, on Friday morning ordered 300 of the postal employes on strike to be superseded. Various meetings were held by the postal employes on strike on Thursday evening, and protests were uttered against the state- ment of the Minister of Public Works in the Chamber and the decision of the Chamber. A resolution was passed that the strike should bs continued. It is probable, how- ever, that a number of men may resume work. Minor postal officials at Lyons have declared in favour of a strike.-Renter. The strike of the post-men is extending. Not only are the letter-carriers coming out almost to a man, but the telegraph I messengers have also decided to cease work. Naturally, the delivery of letters in Paris is fitful, large quantities being accumulated at t<he various offices awaiting means of delivery. In the provinces also the move- ment is spreading. At Rouen, St. Etienne, Lyons, Marseilles, and Toulouse the strikers are hourly increasing in numbers. All the offices in Paris are guarded by troops.—Cen- tral News.

SUNDAY CHOOL UNIONS. I The annual conference of the Gloucester- shire, Hertfordshire, and Monmouthshire Association of Surday School Unions was held at the Mount Pleasant Congregational Church, Pontypool, on Friday. The morning conference was presided over by Mr. T. A. King (Hereford), president of the association. In his presidential address he deplored the fact that Sunday School work did not receive the recognition from the churches that it deserved, but he was pleased to note that generally the teacher.? were fully alive to the responsibilities imposed upon them as trainers of the young. They should all endeavour to set the best example possible, and refrain from intoxicants of all kinds, as well as tobacco, and, above all, should not, under any consideration, lotso control of their temper during the time they were teaching.—An address was delivered by the Rev. Frank James, London, upon the subject of Control of Class and Desk," and at the I evening inesting, which was presided over by Councillor J. Liscombe, J.p. (the Mayor of Newport), addresses were delivered by the Rev. Frank JanWw on. Farces in TeacMng," and the Rev. J. B. Paton, M.A., D.D., on The Redemptive Social Mission of the Church."

EISTEDDFOD AT MAESYCYMMER. I The first annual eisteddfod in connection with Mae,-ycwmmer Wesleyad Church was iheld in the ZQar Calvinietic Methodist II Cha.pel on Good Friday. Mr. J. Rc?s, Hen- igoed, presided. The adjudicators were:— Mr. G. H. Jones, Cardiff; pianoforte and violin, Mr. C. Williams, Hengoed; literary, Mr. J. H. Davies, Maesycwmmer; while Mr. C. Williams, A.L.C.M., was the accompanist, and Mr. T. Peters secretary. Results:— I Recitation: 1st, Dorothy Davies, Maesy- cwmmer; 2, Gwladys Jones, Hengoed. Children's solo: Annie James, Rhiwderin (piupil of Mr. Tom Stephens, Newport).. Pianoforte solo: Mis Williams, Fleur-de- LiE. Violin solo: Miss H. Morgan, Maesy- owmaner. Tenor solo, "Tudno's La.t Song": Prize divided between No. 1 ("Edgar") and No. 4 ("Tom"). Baritone solo, "Noble Boy of Truth' Mr. D. Thomas, Maesycwmmer Duet "Excelsior": "Jack and "FTed." Soprano solo, "Children's Home": Miss Short, Pengam. Essay, "Women's Suffrage, Mr. David Davies."Flee as a Bird Mrs. ??r?tosolo, "FIeeae ? BIrd" Mrs.) Jervis, LLanbradach. ( Champion solo: Mr. D. Thomas, Maeey. cwmmer. I i Qu. "Sailore* Ohous": Zoor ctmumro. doriou 7Aab Voica Party. ILOmyewmmor.

I Trade and Shipping f TO-DAY'S LOCAL CHARTERINGS CARDIFF EXCHANGE, Saturday, I Chartering was practically idHjk and the j I market unchanged. The following are the > flxtures OUTWARD-STEAMERS. Cardiff to: — I Venice, 8s 3d. 5,500 tons (H. J. Hill & Co.) Barcelona, 8s 3d, 2,500 tons, ready 20/21 j (John Powell & Co.) I Pas5ages, 5?, 3d, 1,300 tons, ready 19th (John i Powell & 76(l?, .1),YjO tons, ready 19th (Jo7nn j Huelva, 5s 9d, 1,660 tons ?Eudd X Co.) Nante.s, 5f, reported (Watts, Watts) Port Talbot to: Bordeaux. 5fc, Groenhill, 2,400 tons (O. L. Clay & Co.) I Swansea t.o-

I CARDIFF ARRIVALS. ROATH DOCK. April 14 (a.m.).-Stokesley, s, 448 (Young), Rouen, water badiast.% Rhio. E, 1*505 (Davies). Santander, iron ore. Consul Horn, s, 1,596 (Thoms), Bilbao, iron ore. April 13 (a.m.).—Thames, e, 675 (Wright), Brest, water ballast. j BUTE EAST DOCK. April 14 (a.m.).-Lyga. s, 744 (Danielsen), Heysham, water ballast. Alemania, s, 1,331 (Arrasate), Newport, water ballast. BUTE WEST DOCK. April 14 (a.m.).—Anglesey, s, 54 (Tyrrell), Arklow. nil. Surmia, 52 (Wadmore), Guern- sey, ballast. Guild Mayor, 83 (Byrne), Newry, potatoes. Doris, 77 (Chidgey), Topehani, burnt ore. Eva, 68 (Bremani, Killcugh, potatoes. Sultan, s. 72 (Gurry), Swansea, nil. April 13 (a.m.).—Jargoon, s, 187 (Darragh), Westport, nil. Janette, 67 (Doyle), Strang- i ford, potatoes. MOUNTSTUART DRY DOCK. April 14 (a.m.).—Ceres, e, 1,300 (Roohow), Dublin, water ballast. GUNN'S DRY DOCK. April 13 (a.m.).-E-astlond, 6, 2,001 (Thomas), I Rotterdam, water ballast. i

I SHIPPING CASUALTIES. (Lloyd's Telegrams.) Saturday. George Hay.—Port Elizabeth telegraphs: BTitieh ship George Hay, Rosario for Swakopmunde, abandoned and afterwards set on fire, lat. 36, S., long., 25 W.; crew landed. Hawkes Bay and Clan Chsholm.-Port Eliza- beth telegraphs British steamer Hawkes Bay during westerly gale dragged anchor and collided with Briti&h steamer oian Chisholm; former's propeller injured; Latter's starboard quarter injured; davits broken; one boat carried away.

I IMPORTS. Cardiff Sands, Leopard, s, eand, W. H. Tucker & Co. Bideford, Hawk, gravel, G. H. Leonard Strangford. Janette, potatoes, Rd. England Glasgow, Findhorn, s, general goods, Alex. Gregor Newcastle, ets., Prine-ess Helena, s, general goods, E. C. Downing Bristol, Ann, coal tar pitch, Crown Preserved Coal Company (Limited) Almeria, Lavernock, s, iron ore, Guest, Keen, and Nettlefolds (Limited) Topsham, Doris, burnt ore, C. Tennant, Sons' and Co. Anna-long, Guild Mayor, potatoes, Callaghan and Sons Santander, Rhio, s, iron ore, Guest, Keen and

I MOVEMENTS OF LOCAL VESSELS. Nettlefclds (Limited) Gardapee arrived St. Nasaire 13th Skeldon arrived Newport 14th Maywood arrived Rouen 13th Inver arrived Penarth 13th Gra,nisha, arrived Roueu 13th Cnrran arrived Roueu J3th Alacrity left Barry for Troon Illtyd left Newport. News for Hamburg Bern.ard passed Madeira for Buenos Avres 12 William Broadloy arrived Taganrog 7th Suram arrived South Shields 8th Araas passed St. Catherine's for Hull llt-h Rere&by left Naples for Sulina lrth Garth arrived Middlesbrough 12th Ely Rise arrived Huelva 11th Teespool arrived Sulina. 11th Therese Heymann left Alexandria for Taganrog llt-h Wragby left Savona for Sulina 11th Moorby left Aa-rhus for Aalborg 12th Canganian passed Gibraltar for Ijiverpool 12 Arvonian passed Constantinople for Sulina 13th Devonia arrived Newport 14th Hazelmere arrived Devonport llt-h Sir W. T. Lewis passed Constantinople for Odessa 12th Sarah Radcliffe arrived South Shields 12th Marv Thomas left Venice for Sulina 12th Ethel Radcliffe left Sulina for Antwerp 15th Llandudno arrived Marseilles 13th Peterston left Antwerp for Tyne T4th Llanishen arrived Anoona 12th Euston arrived Khereon 12th Paddington left Portland for Hamburg 12th

I LONDON FINANCE I LONDON, Saturday. 1.0 p.m. Call Money very easy at a to 2, few bills offering, and three months' bills weak at 3 per cent. Valparaiso Exchange 15 5-16d, Owing to the holidays in the Far East there are no exchange rates, with the exception of Hong Kong transfers, which come at 2s O. This being a. holiday in the Stock Exchange there are no prices for public securities.

I LATE MARKETS. I POTATOES. LONDON, Sat., April 14.—Trade slow-Main- crops. 70s to 80s: Royal Kidneys, 50s to 55e; British Queens, 50s to 55s; Blackla-nde, 45s to 50s; Up-to-Dates, 60s to 65s; Scottish 60s to 65s. Queens 55s to 60s per ton; New Canary, 10s to 13s per cwt. HAY AND STRAW. LONDON, Sat., April 14.-Trade was steady at late rates. Quotations :-Best clover 72s to 82s 6d, inferior 75s, good 67s to 75s; and etraw, 25s to 33s per load.

POLICE OFFICER'S DEATH. I Reminiscences of Cowbridge Murder. Mr. W. Martin, ex-sergeant of the Glamorgan Constabulary, died very suddenly at Brecon this morning. He was formerly stationed at Qanton, Llanda-ff, and at Cowbridge. About fifteen years ago he played a promi- nent part in the sensational murder case at Cowbridge, arresting the murderer Roberts. Soon after this he was engaged in an affray on the roadside, when he had his eye gouged out. His assailant was sentenced to fifteen years' penal servitude for the offence.

MURDER AND SUICIDE. I Buckingham Village Tragedy. t Albert King, a farmer living at Single- borough, yesterday went to the neighbouring village of Great Horwood, near Buckingham, and shot dead his Brother's wife with a gun, which he carried with him. He afterwards cut his own throat, tailing dead within a yard or so of the spot where the wcmant3 body was lying.

GYMNASTIC CONTEST. I To-night's International at I Belfast. Arrangements for to-night's international contest in Belfast are now complete. The English team arrived yesterday morning, and the Scottish and Welsh sides this morn- ing. There are no changes in the cross- chaalnel teams from those announced, but on the Irish side Richardson (Dublin) takes Gunning's place, and strengthens the team at the ropes. The judges are: England, G. Platnauer, Birmingham; Scotland, W. Miller, Glasgow; Wales, C. Spalding, Abertillery; and Ireland, Irvine, Young Men's Christian Association, Belfast. During the day the teams went sight-seeing.

SHOCKING MAESTEG STORY Janet Laws, of 70, Hermon-road, Caerau, Ma-ei?teg, summoned William James Griffiths, of Caerau, at Bridgend Police-court to-day to show cause, Ac. Mr. T. J. Hughes was for the complainant, who said she was the wife of John Laws, and gae birth to 'ft child on September 17, 1901. Her husband deserted her two years before the birth of the child. DeJeudant signed an agreement to contribute 5e. a week towards the support of the child, a.nd had gaid the sums till recently. He stopped the mymeiat-s because complainant would not go to live with him. The Bench made an order for 5s. a week.

PHILHARMONIC-HALL, CARDIFF I 0 I A splendid holitlay programme has been arranged for tho Philharmonic-hall and St.oll's Panopticon, in St. Mary-street, Ca.r- I diff. "-rhe Train-wreckers" in twenty scenes, which heads the biii, will be presented by the American Bioscope Company, and the pro- gramme includes a large number of other interesting items. Pictures of the miners who were rescued at Courrieres after being en- tombed for twenty-one days should prove a great attraction. The hall is open all day.

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IPLUMPTON MEETING <> Tha UCKFIELD SELLING HUR- I 2. DLE RACE of 40 sovs; weight for age; winner to be sold for 50 sove. Two miles., all 9 3L- J Bucro.t', Maori Qaten 11.Dr?ecoll 1 4 10 7 Mr C T Policy's Pd??-A II. Butchers 2 4 10 2 Mr E polhmptn?;s Mvsterkms —Clancy o all 9 Mr W BLrbid,s U ppe? Cut ..Mr Bipley 0 Mi 5 Mr G P D&?ies's F?rmyntrudeis 0 9 Capt Watson's Foothill 0,nor 0 Winner trained by Thirlweli. Ectting—tvens on Maori Queen II., 5 to 1 eacfe ag-t Erniyntrade and EisCi II., and 10:, to 1 a;:>,t rny other. Won by two lengths; four lengths between the second and third. T-ho winner was boagct in fir SOgf (Race êt3.rtoo at £ .0.) n o/y-The OLkyto? SELLING 6TEE- PLECEASE of 80 eo?; Mcond to 1'ceive 5 sovs; weight for age; winner to be sold for 50 eovs. Two milas. 5 11 12 Mr A M fm?r'B Walk In Morns 1 511 7 Mr J Colem?n'? Zai-Mit? Padm,.?, i' 410 5 Mr E Woodland's Matchcha^e B EIt? 3 a 12 4 Mr li Gere's Dcrmot Aithor« Clancy (1 a 4 Capt Watson's CnLndos .Capt Easbotiia-m 0 i 4 10 5 Mx C E"K'j"ke'? Heroine E Hampton 0 Winner train-ad by Danes. Bc4.ting-—2 to 1 ag-.=t Ciiandoe, 5 to 1 ra.ch ag-st Walk In and Heroine, 6 to 1 each &get Dermot Asi.hN6 ana Zaranta. and 10 to 1 agst Matcncha^e. Won by a length; six length betv.-eeu the second and third- Heroine fell, an-1 Hampton, the riler. escaped with a brad rii-akin^r and braiemg of the muscles 0: the neck. (Race et-trted at :0.\ 0- The EASTER HAJSTDICAP HUR- DLE RACE of 100 sovs, for four year olds and upwards; second to receive 15 sovs and the third 5 eovs; winners extra. Two miles. 4 11 0 Mr J Hare's The King ?.J H.?reI all 6 Mr R Gore's D L?"'e ?Cl-axcy g 8 Mr E aa\Iitti 'G'DÙ 0 5 10 3 Mr C Puilev's Ta Ve Butchers 0 5 11 11 Mr Bewicke'e Myies-na-Csppa!eeu .OwnocJ" 0 5 10 13 Mr Jchll-'r! Tne Warrior F Fittou 0 Winner trained by G Allen. Belting-2 to 1 acrst the winner. 3 30-Tbe HASTINGS HANDICAP STEE- PLECHASE of 40 govs to the win- ner and 10 sovs to the second, for four year olds and upwards; winners extra. Two milee. 6 W 12 Mr Short's Taboo 1 I a 12 7 Mr C Bewickt's Glsmore Owner 2 5 11 1 Mr W Compton's Cape Solitaire ..Faulkner 3 axl 7 Mr W gcratton's H-allgate Kltton 0 5 10 8 Mr 0 Cortina Morris 0 Winner tra-inel privately. Betting-—6 to 1 agst the winner. 4A-The REAMER HURDLE RACE ..of 40 &ova, for horses which have not woe a race value 40 bovs before the time of closing; weight for age; winners extra. Two milee. RIFLE BANGER, 1; EKDYMICXN". 2; LADY DUN- MOW, 3. ADDITIONAL ARRIVALS THIS MORNING. Maori Queen II., Upper Cut, Ermyntrude, FoxhEl. Trent, Rrsca II., Heroine, Mysterious, Richmond RoY. Dermot Asthore, Chandoe-, Walk in, Zaranta, Matchchase, MJyles-na-Coppaken. Decave, Vernham, Th-o King, The Warrior, Little Garelon, Va v, Maz. zarci, Glamore, Golden V*> <ldlJlg, Perdicus, H'30llgate, Cape Solitaire, Ithei Brook, Taboo, Cortina, Counter- point, Gallop On, Endvmion, Rifle Ranger. Fitzroy, Lady F -,imow Ktra-taavon, Dam, Marcha Real, Hails. with, Itandle, and Avocatioii. A oonetable employed in ocmnection with the race traffic at Plumpton was knock el 1 Down anil cut tD pieces by an express train. Dick Woodland, whose death occurred this morning, was cousin of the two well-known jockeys, Percy and Herbert Woodland, and of H. Woodland, the trainer. "Dick," ae he was generally termed, was a brilliant iioreeman over hurdles, aDd was exceedingly popular amongst hit; brother professionals. KEMPTON PARK MEETING. ORDER OF RUNNING FOR MONDAY. Easter Hurdle Handicap, l.oC; Holiday Hurdle, 2.0; Asaford Plate, 2.20; yueen's Prize, ¿.50; Rendles-ham stakes, 3.30; South-Western Plate, 4.0; Rionmona Handicap, 4.30; Rothschild Plate, 5.0. SCRATCHING. Richmond Haadicar-Slip L'p. BIRMINGHAM MEETING. ORDER OF RUNNING FOR MONDAY. Holiday Plate, 2.0; Dodding-ton Selling, 2.30; Spring Handicap, 3.0; Coventry Plate, 3.30; Bromsprove Piate, 4.0; Water Orton Plate, 4.30; Decker Hill Plate, S.D. M ANCHESTER MEETING. ORDEli OF RUNNING FOR MONDAY. Monday fceiiicg Steeplechase. 2.0; Salford Hurdle, 2.30; Lancashire Steeplechase, 3.15; Pendleton Hurdle, 4.0; Spring Handicap, 4.30; STt-trntom Steeplechase, 5.0. NEWCASTLE MEETING. ORDER OF RUNNING FOR MONDAY. Jesmond Welter, 2.15; All-aged Selling, 2.45; Gos- forth Juvenile Plate, 3.20; Newcastle Spring Handi- cap, 3.55; Elswick Soiling Handicap, 4.30; Bentwict Stakes, 5.0.

OFFICIAL SCRATCHINGS. The "Sportsman" has been officially informed by Mcssr?. Weatehrby of the following scratching Lancashire Steeplechase, Manchester—MacSweeney. All engagements—K.inlough. Lancashire Handicap, Manchester—Royal Winkfield and )(eeney.. All engagements (except Manchester Oupoper- All engagements in Mr H Lawron's name— Wvcliffe. All engagements in Mr W T Robinson's name (ex- cept Rook Plate. Cfttwick—Annaghmartm filly. All engagements in Mr J W Larnach's name- Wheelabout filly. Easter Monday Hurdie Handicap, Ketnpton—Maria and Masric Lad. Gojforth Spring Handicap. Newcastle-—Chesil Beach. Killingworth Strikes, Newcastle—Jaeinth. Hamilton Paft engagements—Linnet n. and Mar- montel. KEMPTON PARK EASTER MEETING. In the Bfchmond Park EistcT Handicaps Whistling Rufus should have appeared ae drawn, not Halt Holiday,

TO-DA rs' LONDON BETTING. CITY AND SUBURBAN. (Run Wednesday, April 25. Distance, one mile anl a quart e-j-. i 9 to 1 agst Dean Swift, t 10 to 1 Sir Daniel, t and o 100 to 6 — Beckharnpton's Pride, t 103 to 6 t Am:ant. 0 20 to 1 Spinning Minnow, t 2Q to 1 Antonio, t THE DERBY. 5 to 2 agst Lally, t

CARDIFF RACE CLUB. I For the information of gentleman desiring to join this club in time for the meeting on Monday and Tuesday next, the secretaries anaiounoe that a ballot will be held after the first race eaph day. Members of oertain clubs can become members without ballot upon payment of subscription and entrance fee, but gentlemen not so qualified must be proposed and seconded. Proposals, to be in time for thife ballot, must be received by the time fixed for the first race. The anmiail subscription is L5 5s., and the entrance fee £1 Is., but gentlemen joining now. one meet- ing having taken plaoe, wiU only be required to pay £3 10s. in addition to the entrance fee. The subscription entitles a member and two ladies to ^mission to the club, and to reduced entrance fees in certain races. Visitors may be introduced to the club by members on payment of—Gentlemen £1 per day, ladies 5s. "Bankers' orders and proposal! forme can be obtained from the secretaries, Messrs. Pratt and Co., 9, George-street, Hanover-square, London, W.; or of the hom. secretary, Mr. H. D. Yorath, FieidB* Lodge, Newport, Mon.

NEWMARKET NOTES. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPO-N-DENT-) NEWTtABKET, Saturday. CITY AND SUBURBAN TRIAL. B Day 6 RIEVAULX easily beat Renais- sance (Griggg; and Donnetta (Madden) over a mile and a quarter; a bad third. 1TNIU3LIABLE TRIAL. R Day's CYTHEBA beat Black Auster, j BeUerophon, and Ulalume (Griggs; over a mile; won easily. LEFT FOR NEW CASTLE. Zambesi. TO MANCHESTER. Series and Aidance. SELECTIONS FOR MONDAY. KEMPTON PARK MEETING Rendleeham Plate-PERLEOXIE COLT. Richmond Handicap-MARY BELLE. Rothschild Welter—MINOS. Queen's Prize—GLENAMOY. South-western Sp-lling-CAMBUS O' MAY. NEWCASTLE MEETING. Juvenile Selling-ZAMBESI. Handicap Plate—DEVEREUX. BIRMINGHAM MEETING. Handicap Hurdle-MANSVELT. Coventry Plate-DIqy. M AN CII EST EE MEETING. Lancashire Steeplechase—SERIES. Swinton Steeplechase—AIDANCE. CARMARTHEN PARK—EASTER MONDAY. BIGGEST SUCCESS ON RECORD. BICYCLE AND FOOT RACES. BRASS BAND CONTESTS (Class A and Olaaa B). GRAND ENTERTAINMENT (Renowned Artistes to appear during the day). Capt. F. Bid-mead will also make luis BALLOON ASCENT and PARACHUTE DESCENT. e2196 PONTYPRIDD ATHLETIC CLUB. EASTER MONDAY AND TUESDAY, j MAGNIFICENT ATHLETIC, CYCLING, AND WHIPPET TIKGS. Phenomenal Entries. First appearance of J. S. BENYON (the Worid's Char..p.on Cyclist) as a Professional, together with all the Eng- lien, Weist, and Irish Cracks. First Race Two p.m. Admission 6d. Excursion fares on all railways, 62112 | TOPPING and SPLIKDLJBB, Flushing, Holland. The Oldest Established and Most Extensive Firm o: Turf Commission Agents in the World. CITY & SUBURBAN HAN DUMP, C&ESTEB CUP, JUBILEE HANDICAP, EPSOM. DERBY, Jta., dtc. Double and TmWe Events, S.P., and Accumulalires at S.P., kc. '• The Continental Sportsman," containing latest market move.IDu,1.a on above, also Year Dock and Beady neskoner," sarit free on receipt of Foreign Post-card containing name and address. All letters to be ad- TOPPING and SPINDLES, FLUSHING, HOLLAND. Pogtao 2*4. PosP-asrds id. elMS Russia (says a. Baltimore telegram) has ordered six Lake submarine* and Germany four, 150ft. Ions and lUmote speed. They are to contain the larceet gasolene entities ever baik.-Reatew.

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS AND iN MEMCRI&U. Notices appearing under Lhese ocac ir.gs are ciiargect at the QllOWing It inserted in tne EVENING EXPRESS," WES- TER M.AXL," and •• WEEKLY UlAJ.'L," 3s. for So Worde, and id. f&r Each Ad<nucna< Word. W:dldinfO:t.ll "EVENING &XPH.ESS" 3a< WEEKLY MAI1 ■ n-i.- u, 50 ?, "6?, ?md 1d. ler ev?y Tvo Extra Words. :0 Notices of this description will be inserted unless authenticated ty the name and address 0: the sender. Telegrams and telephonic messages cannot tie acted 011 until confirinea in writing. DEATHS. EVANS.—On the 9th iast., (suddenly. Ba-vid Evam, Eagle Foundry, Llantl..ff, ag-ed \>S. Deeply mourned. Funeral Saturday, 14th, leaving house Three p.m. for Llandalf Calhed.?!. Gertiemen only.

  AUGUSTINE J. bT01.E I rCNEKAL FURNISHES & FC??EAL DIRECTOR. Personal Supervision to J. Orders. -N-t. Tel.: Cardiff, No. 794; IK; Office Tel. No. 612, Cardiff. Telegrams: AUGUSTINE STONE, CARDIFF: A.UG-USTINE STONE, BARBY DOCKS. 5, ^JTORKING-ST., CDIFF, D 101, HOLTON-BOAD, BARRY DOCKS. WmilULMBiMSC-ll BABIES, 3s. 6d. PER DOZEN Motihers wanted who will not grudge 5s. 6d. for a DOZEN BEAUTIFUL ENAMELLED POSTCARDS OF THEIR LATEST CKEEUB. A. & G. T A Y L O R. DUKE-STREET ARCADE. CARDIFF. Appointment invited. Nat. TeL 077L e-I

Local Amusements THEATRE ROYAL, CARDIFF. Ilir. Redford has secured a strong attrac- tion for Easter week, when Mr. Wentwortlt Oroke s powerful company will produce Mr. ¡ Hall Caines great play. The Christian," ) which has not been played in Cardiff for I some time, and should draw large audiences to the Theatre Koyal. Mr. Wentworth Croke's representation will afford the playgoing public a treat, a-nd. thoxigji Miss Grace Chalm?rs is Lbe bcgitt "st^r," yet every member of the ca8t co- !a- I hora.te in giTing a vivid representation of Mr. Hall Caine's novel. They have leoently appeared in Edinburgh, Liverpool, Man- chester, and Glasgow. Miss Grace Chaime? who plays "Glory Quay ie." i? an Bdmbur^ lady, and graduated at the Queen's College. j She has won the admiration of large audiences throughout the country. She is an actress of exceptional ability, and mates a fascinating heroine. There will be « matinee on Easter Monday. THE EMPIRES. Cardiff. A well-selected company wilJap'">eal' at t!ie Cardiff Empire next„v>eek. Herirann Melot, a clever French conjuror, tops the bill. He has travelled all over the wor id, and appears at Cardiff Empire with fresh laurels won in Australia. He performs some wond-erful4, tricks, and ultimately produces iv o eoor- mous flags with poles, apparently troza nowhere. r Bosie Lloyd. as vivacious and T'leasing a..J her sister Marie, will also appear in her latest successes; other members of the com- pany being the St rena-ders. p combination of clever artistes; Burke, Ancirns. and Frisco in Trafalgar-square," an echo of a Covert Garden Ball; the AUisots, comedy duettists; Conn and Conrad, the burglaTI3 with a. smile that won't come off"; GreJ: and Gray, lawn tenni? comedians; the Harainis. clever instrumentalists; and Lilian Doreen, con- tralto vocalist. Newport. Tom Owen, the elever ^Velsb comedi&a, tops the bill at Newport Empire next week, where a variety of talent will be gathered together. The appearance of Unthan, the armless wonder, is sure to be welcome. On one occasion at Sunderland Unthan made a bet with Finney, the celebrated diver ?nd swimmer, that be would 6wim the latter the length of the public batas. Finney accepted the challenge, the only condition; of which \a; that Fnthan had no arms Finney should be reduced to a similar state by having his arms tied behind him. It was not until the opposite end of the bath had been touched and the return to the starting' point was made that the professional swim- inct g-ained a slight lead, and maintained it until the winning post was reached. Josephine Sabel also occupies a prominent plaoe in next week's bill. Partly because she knows how to sing- coon songs in French she scored a great triumph in Paris. Others of the company are Alma, Abdullah and La Super to. in Electra's Bower," a marvellous electrical display; the Four Skandias, the Manmgos. Ethel Ra Leslie. Madge Carlyle. and Benson and Geoffreys, in the famous sketch, "Spoofed." THE LYCEUM, NEWPORT Mr. Sidney Cooper has been very fortunatft to obtain for the Easter holidays so inviting a drama as The Little Breadwinner," ty J. A. Campbell, whose principal company will play it throughout next week. It ia a delightfully human, homely play. Nothing could be more sweetly simple and tender in its pathos than the end of the rormntia story, with its Good night, little brea-ct- winner," in the fourth act. There will be matinees at two o'clock on Ea«ter Monday and on Tuesday.

TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. SOL. PHILLIPS' GREAT JEWELLERY SALE NOW ON. 43, CAROLINE-ST., QARDIFT. gARGALKS I BARGAINSH eSilit TIT INNING Numbers of the Wm. J. ?L?r?a.ns Pr.L i)ro,wing ;-30, 1 154, j36, 1?. 478, 3?!l. 129?, 741, l5o9, ?i/. 3? i, All prizes olaim-etL wiatuti lourr-een days. cikwCsi4 1306 yuadrant Mcior^-yole rilidcnT" ail exti-as included; lo? l?auw; only waau seeing; £ 23 loz?, -,u, iiay»l lArcade, CardiE. eZMisSI rr\EAYELi?BR wanted M '?E?resfEL L?rse jzp, rh&Ln House for FaiDts and V.ij?isne& in ?..?ttn ?1w; in -t h?&vo good COnntCLil,-n iXei'aig t?pr.3ss, Cardiff. ??.'t,?  EiO-it Sale, 55-i?.P. Uw Ecg?Hie and o5-h.p. S?liom: F' gas p?iMn new; mspectio? mvlt?.—.M jc, ?ttiime Jo,xpre, Cardm. WANTJiD, good Plain Cook• "small da;-y; kitchen- ff maid kept; country—Siri. Hev-til, l'cnr L Glean, Caxmartacnsiirc. (.! imnH), a. go'?d Co?k-Gsn?ral lor V, fcictiurcU » tiueo in 1I.m¡:; thr? r\a.nts ?cpt.—App? iv*d\uiixi.li, e £ =t Hill, I-,ad, t WANTED, Kursc lor One Child (tCu -outh,-), -and. tW to Assist with Three Otner Children; governess kiiA— Mrs. Llewelyn, LAwyn-Oii, Clydacii Vaie, Glam. e2t1¿os4 GJJQOM requires Situation where lw<T~o7~ nacre a.œ. Kept; aged 24; ride, drive well; eight yeart,' expe- r.t-iiue.—H. Morris, Cold brook Park, Abergavenny, Cbli WAKTED, :??nd Curate; bilingual; musical rsti- pend £ 120.—Apply A'i-, Pe-nrbwceíbe. esai ?[?T'AXTED? experienced Man lor Butter C(mnW; w references Lndispejis?uit-.—A?p?y Lipton Limited, Pontypridd. e2624t;11 a^vi&D £ N £ & wanted; experienced^G~C.~i>owning", Beverley, Uanisken. e2622s17 WANTED, an experiencedRcmse-Parlourc?d in a ilv Gentle-az"s Family; goad wages.—Box 44, Poat Oiliee, Swansea. e262.h1 A Lancashire Boiler and i?!n. Horizontal En?las; low prices.—Clarence Wharf. Newport. e262bs21 -VVTANTED, an expenencsd Cook-Geaeral; t,. in y? fa.nn?, -d ..¡n.-lJT 6. T. Liewellyn, A Trustworthy Man, of active liaiiRiT^ wanted to ATake C-p a responsible and remunerative ()utdow Position; part time.—Write, in first instance, slating age, OCCUPi>Lic¡, &c., M 22, Evening Express, Card;0. MILLINJ&BY.—Wanted, etylish, practical Prb4 ''4 fH-HNRRY.—Wanted, e?ytish, prafti?I r-.rf-t owea Jones, Tonypandy. c2636621 INDIAN Xtunuer Duck6 Eggs, from prize laying strain, 2.. 6d. per sitting—White, North Court, LipJifield, Oxor.. c2635s2i WANTED, New MUMrd. Bittinj and Bed Eooma W (Furi?ished) Gentleman and Wife—St^ly, stat- ing inclusive terms, Mrs. Drake, 16, Lower Knoiiys- terrace, Plymouth. eS RU-AD-SIDiL Fully-iiceiised House, four miles froœ Bristol, a.: id t'ort distance from a railway station; capital pull-up; comfortable house: walled-ia garden, orchard, two fiwdf-altogc-Llier abort, hx acres; also 8tabling, fowl-rjns. outhouses, ie.; under favourite brewers' arts only; res urns under-indifferent manage- ment "bout £ 60 monthly: rent £ 75; rr-rt tenant three years, leaving through inUriaiiy; ingoing £60G,. or near offer.—Apply Tebbs, \.J..lUCl, Victorfa-etreet, Bristol. T7"1LI-AGL Fally-licensed House, bsiweer. Cneddar V -d Weston-super-ilure, Somerset; 6arden, two orchard", stablmsr, o-uthouses; profitable trade, about £.60 monthly: rent £40; present tenant thrse year?; ingoing £ 350.—Apply Tebbs, Valuers, Bristol. COUNTRY Hotel, market town, and near railway C station, 80ID(;rset; returns average about £58 weekly; tied ales only; comfortable house, gardens, pa.d<iod, f¡¡;lling; price for goodwill £900; e remainder valuation, about LGrjD; recognised beet how for mile* araun<1.-A¡>ply Tebbs, Valuers., Bristol. COMMANDING Corner Hotel, three miles from. c Bristol; pro6ta.ble trade, about iK weekly; net ales only: billiards, stabling-, garden exceptionally genuine busmen: ingoing £2,250. brewers aiiee spirit me-rchants £ 300.—Apply EXCEPTIONAL Offer.—Commanding and aara.dive E or.?r H&tel, œnnally situated Bn¡;tGl; yard and stabling clear all expenses of house; proprietress gave 21,01,0 five years ago: wjlJ accept £ WJ if decided tbi:" month; most genuine bargain eve: c'¡r"f,'d.1'"Jy Tebbs. \LI01;, Bri0J. HOTEL, close proximity to jistxirbar. railway H, c()t, t¡':ul:>'iP:jj/: roomy house, billlwd saioou, etabling; suocen i-iiem oompow eate: valoattan ooly L375, wbrth douole; Aecided bargain—Apply Xabbo, Bristol e26J6s:i t